Four out of five New Jersey voters opt for legal recognitions of same-sex unions, according to a new poll, which finds overall, a total of 81 percent prefer legal recognition over no recognition. Voters prefer same-sex marriage 47-42, when asked about marriage equality as a yes or no question, and prefer legal civil marriage over civil unions over when that component is added to the mix.
When asked. “Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?,” voters chose legal 47% over illegal, 42%.
When asked if “gay couples should be allowed to legally marry, or gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry, or there should be no legal recognition of a gay couple’s relationship?,” voters picked marriage 41%, civil unions 40% and neither, 17%.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican, has stated he will not sign a same-sex marriage bill into law.
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